Duilius
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English
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Etymology
Proper noun
Duilius
- a Roman nomen gentilicium
Translations
a Roman nomen gentile
Latin
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /duˈiː.li.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /duˈi.li.us/,
Proper noun
Duīlius m sg (genitive Duīliī or Duīlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Duilius, a Roman admiral
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Duīlius |
| genitive | Duīliī Duīlī1 |
| dative | Duīliō |
| accusative | Duīlium |
| ablative | Duīliō |
| vocative | Duīlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Duīlius (feminine Duīlia, neuter Duīlium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to gens Duīlius
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Duīlius | Duīlia | Duīlium | Duīliī | Duīliae | Duīlia | |
| genitive | Duīliī | Duīliae | Duīliī | Duīliōrum | Duīliārum | Duīliōrum | |
| dative | Duīliō | Duīliae | Duīliō | Duīliīs | |||
| accusative | Duīlium | Duīliam | Duīlium | Duīliōs | Duīliās | Duīlia | |
| ablative | Duīliō | Duīliā | Duīliō | Duīliīs | |||
| vocative | Duīlie | Duīlia | Duīlium | Duīliī | Duīliae | Duīlia | |
References
- “Duellius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Duilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.